President Joe Biden praised Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for agreeing to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, highlighting a new era for Lebanon's sovereignty and security in the Middle East.
President Joe Biden lauded Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for agreeing to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that would put a pause to the fighting with Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon .Speaking Tuesday from the Rose Garden at the White House, President Biden said the agreement 'heralds new start” for Lebanon 's sovereignty and security in the Middle East .'Under the deal reached today, effective at 4 a.m.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu, Hamas military chiefNetanyahu's endorsement of the ceasefire deal came as Israeli warplanes struck across Lebanon, killing at least 23 people. The airstrikes and evacuation warnings were in a sign that Netanyahu aims to inflict punishment on Hezbollah in the final moments before any ceasefire takes hold. Hezbollah, meanwhile, had resumed its rocket fire into Israel, triggering air raid sirens across the country's north.
Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel's attacks in Gaza constitute 'genocide'Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets into Israeli military bases, cities and towns, including some 250 projectiles on Sunday.It’s not clear how the ceasefire will affect the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, where more than 44,000 people have been killed and more than 104,000 wounded in the 13-month war between Israel and Hamas, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
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